Solomon River, river in north-central Kansas, U.S., formed by the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Solomon rivers. It is dammed at Glen Elder to form Waconda Lake, west of Beloit. Emerging from the lake, it flows 140 miles (225 km) southeast to join the Smoky Hill River at Solomon. The river was probably named for Solomon Petit, an early 19th-century trader.

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